Logo & Branding: Little Black Book
Posted: February 24, 2012 Filed under: Logos & Branding | Tags: Art, Berg, Book, branding, design, graphic, identity, Little Black Book, logo, logo-mark, news, review, richard baird, stationary, typography 4 Comments »
Launched in 2006 Little Black Book is a printed guide for the advertising industry to share new ideas and was brought on-line in 2009 with the inclusion of new features such as e-newsletters, job boards and show reels. This year sees the launch of a new visual identity, created by Glasgow based interdisciplinary design agency Berg, which takes a simple and literal visual approach to frame a broad variety of content.
Packaging: Isle of Mull Scallops
Posted: February 23, 2012 Filed under: Packaging | Tags: Art, Box, branding, design, fish, food, glasgow, graphic, identity, illustration, label, logo-type, My Creative, packaging, review, scotland, sea, The Isle of Mull Scallops Leave a comment »
The Isle of Mull is the brand and location of a three boat scallop operation that takes advantage of the mixing waters of the cool Atlantic and the warmth of the Gulf stream, shipping the catch across the UK. The company engaged Glasgow based boutique design agency My Creative to develop a packaging solution that would capture the unique traits of the location, the traditions and authenticity of the brand and quality of the product.
Review on The Dieline: Absolut London
Posted: February 22, 2012 Filed under: Packaging | Tags: alcohol, Art, Drink, graphic, illustration, London, news, packaging, packaging news, review, richard baird, The Dieline Leave a comment »
“Join us every Tuesday for a crit of the previous week’s #1 post, in our new feature by Richard Baird.”
Click here to read my review of Jamie Hewlett’s illustrative packaging work for Absolut’s London edition of their ongoing ‘Cities’ series on The Dieline.
Logo & Branding: CX
Posted: February 21, 2012 Filed under: Logos & Branding | Tags: Brand, Cloud Experience, CX, design, graphic, identity, logo, logo-mark, logo-type, monogram, Moving Brand, news, review, richard baird, stationary, typography 5 Comments »
CX, formerly Cloud Experience is a provider of cloud based storage that, much like Dropbox allows you to upload and sync content across multiple devices. As part of a rebranding exercise, CX approached international brand development agency Moving Brands, to create a new name and visual identity solution that would move them away from the generic and ‘more commoditized companies’ and establish them as a more social proposition.
Logo & Branding: The Slanted Door
Posted: February 20, 2012 Filed under: Logos & Branding | Tags: branding, design, graphic, identity, logo, Manual, news, Restaurant, review, San Francisco, The Slanted Door, Vietnamese 1 Comment »
The Slanted Door is a family run, contemporary Vietnamese restaurant that fuses traditional recipes with locally sourced ingredients. Opened in 1995 and located on San Francisco’s Valencia Street The Slanted Door recently underwent a rebrand managed by design and visual communication studio Manual.
Logo & Branding: Halliday’s
Posted: February 17, 2012 Filed under: Logos & Branding | Tags: Art, branding, china, design, Family, graphic, halliday's, identity, logo, news, review Leave a comment »
Aimed at both the corporate and commercial events/occasions market, Halliday’s is a specialist vintage china hire service established by Imogen Hudson earlier this year. Imogen commissioned London based multi-disciplinary design studio Family to develop the brand’s identity, printed collateral and online presence working in collaboration with photographer Jade Sukiya.
Logo & Branding: Resolve
Posted: February 16, 2012 Filed under: Logos & Branding | Tags: Art, branding, business cards, Cleaning, design, graphic, identity, industry, logo, logo-mark, logo-type, Neue, news, Norway, resolve, review, richard baird Leave a comment »
Resolve is a Norweigen provider of a broad selection of cleaning and restoration services to both the commercial and private clients covering asbestos removal, fire and water damage mitigation and ventilation cleaning. Their new identity, designed by Oslo based Neue, rejects that hard industrial aesthetics of the sector in favour of a softer, people led proposition.
Packaging: Kühlwasser
Posted: February 15, 2012 Filed under: Packaging | Tags: alpine, cool water, design, functionality, glacial, graphic, Kühlwasser, news, packaging, review, Rocket & Wink, the deli garage, utalitarian Leave a comment »
Kühlwasser is a premium glacial water product sourced from the Alpines and is the latest product to be retailed by on-line local food co-operative The Deli Garage, a company keen on promoting the union of high quality produce and creative packaging solutions. Designed by Hamburg (Germany) based independent design agency Rocket & Wink, the packaging is an interesting fusion of outdoor pursuits and engineering that focuses on delivering a strong sense of functionality rather than a conventional premium proposition.
Review on The Dieline: The Unholy Wine Collection
Posted: February 15, 2012 Filed under: Packaging | Tags: collection, crit, news, packaging, possession, review, The Dieline, typography, unholy, wine Leave a comment »
“Join us every Tuesday for a crit of the previous week’s #1 post, in our new feature by Richard Baird.”
Click here to read my review of Daniel Brokstad’s conceptual packaging piece ‘Possession – The Unholy Wine Collection’ on The Dieline.
Packaging: Mezcal Amores
Posted: February 14, 2012 Filed under: Packaging | Tags: bottle, butic, design, label, Mexico, mezcal, news, packaging, review Leave a comment »
Mezcal Amores is a brand of mezcal, a Mexican spirit distilled from the plant maguey which is believed to have a history dating back to 400BC. The brand approached independent design agency Butic to develop an identity, packaging proposition, collaterals and documentary film.
Packaging: Plymouth Gin
Posted: February 13, 2012 Filed under: Packaging | Tags: Art, design, design bridge, gin, label, news, packaging, plymouth, reviews 1 Comment »
Owned by the Pernod Ricard Chivas Brothers and regionally protected, Plymouth Gin is a ‘super-premium’ product produced since 1793 at The Black Friar’s Distillery, a former monastery and the oldest distillery in England. In response to a growing and diversifying artisan market the brand approached independent and international creative agency Design Bridge to develop a solution that would replace the art deco styling of the previous packaging in favour of a more authentic and genuine solution drawn from and inspired by the distillery’s archives.
Packaging In Brief: Dulces La Cartuja
Posted: February 10, 2012 Filed under: Packaging | Tags: Jam, jelly, labels, news, packaging, preserve, reviews, Soporte Comunicación, spain Leave a comment »
Spanish company Dulces La Cartuja, a manufacturer and exporter of jellies and jams to prominent gourmet stores in the US, has recently repackaged its range. Created by Valencia (Spain) based Soporte Comunicación in collaboration with Mibalia, the new labels, which replace a conventional ‘homemade’ script based design, more appropriately resolves the brand’s creative and experimental approach to the combination of high quality ingredients with a minimal, bold and scientific typographic approach.
Logo & Branding: Lucy’s Fried Chicken
Posted: February 9, 2012 Filed under: Logos & Branding | Tags: Art, austin, bar, branding, food, graphic, identity, logo, logo-type, Lucy's friend chicken, menu, news, Pentagram, review, stationary 2 Comments »
Lucy’s is an Austin (TX) based fried chicken and oyster bar/restaurant owned by James and Cristina Holmes situated on South Congress Avenue. Named after the owners’ grandmother and daughter, Lucy’s is the second of two restaurants following the earlier success of their more upscale restaurant, Olivia. Lucy’s identity, created by international design agency Pentagram, revolves around a simple, retro script logo-type, egg monogram and illustrated character executed as a neon sign.
Logo & Branding In Brief: Architecture PLB
Posted: February 8, 2012 Filed under: Logos & Branding | Tags: architecture, Art, branding, design, graphic, identity, in brief, logo, logo news, logo-mark, logo-type, London, news, review 3 Comments »
Architecture PLB is a design-led architectural practice working across both the public and private sectors with offices in Winchester and London. Their new identity, designed by communications agency Sea, unites the three dimensional aspect of the architectural world and a sense of sculptural creativity with a gradated ’A’ logo-mark.
Review on The Dieline: Chocolates With Attitude
Posted: February 8, 2012 Filed under: Packaging | Tags: 1950's, branding, calendar, chocolates with attitude, design, graphic, illustration, labels, news, packaging, pin-up, review, The Dieline, tin Leave a comment »
“Join us every Tuesday for a crit of the previous week’s #1 post, in our new feature by Richard Baird.”
Click here to read my review of Brand House’s packaging for their self promotional piece ‘Chocolates With Attitude’ on The Dieline.
Logo & Branding: Ina Grau
Posted: February 7, 2012 Filed under: Logos & Branding | Tags: Anthony Lane, Art, branding, design, graphic, identity, logo, logo news, logo-type, shoes, Stamp, stationary Leave a comment »
Ina Grau is a sophisticated handcrafted shoe brand created and run by Minneapolis based collaborative shoe designers Luisa Fernanda Garcia-Gomez and Crystal Quinn. Their new identity, developed by independent designer Anthony Lane, reflects the brands traditional approach and the individual quirks of the collection through a tactile and modular stamp based system.
Review on Brand New: Dulux
Posted: February 6, 2012 Filed under: Logos & Branding | Tags: brand new, branding, corporate, design, Dulux, global, graphic, identity, logo, news, paint, review, richard baird, under consideration Leave a comment »
I have been lucky enough to contribute a review of Dulux’s new global identity to my favourite blog Brand New, a site that features opinions on corporate brand identity work and part of the broader Under Consideration website which includes the blogs For Print Only, Art of the Menu and Quipsologies.
Click here to read my review.
January’s Top 5 Projects
Posted: February 6, 2012 Filed under: Logos & Branding, Packaging | Tags: anagrama, Art, branding, design, Drink, graphic, identity, labels, logo, news, opinion, packaging, Restaurant, review, top 5, typography Leave a comment »
These are the five projects I reviewed during January that I felt really stood out and wanted to give them another opportunity to be seen and discussed. I have ordered these from five to one with my favourite project presented last. Do you agree with my choices?
Logo & Branding: The Blind Club
Posted: February 3, 2012 Filed under: Logos & Branding | Tags: Art, branding, catalogue, design, graphic, identity, logo, music, news, review, the blind club, video Leave a comment »
The Blind Club is a cinematic production company established in 2010 by James Rhodes and Matt Maude working predominantly across the music industry with a focus on delivering high quality audio experiences. Their identity, designed by Leeds based studio Catalogue, delivers an interesting combination of fine line weights and bold typography to characterise an attention to detail, authenticity and a rich volume of sound.
Logo & Branding: Briggs & Cole
Posted: February 1, 2012 Filed under: Logos & Branding | Tags: Art, branding, briggs & cole, design, effektive, emboss, graphic, identity, interior, logo, news, product, review 1 Comment »
Briggs & Cole is a Glasgow based art and design partnership that specialises in the creation of ‘statement’ products for interior settings. The company commisioned independent identity design agency Effektive to resolve their unique, practical and simple approach to high quality design.
